Finns Fund for walking

Hello everyone, Finn and Claire are back from Canada and we thought it would be a good idea to give you all an update.

It was a tough 5 weeks for Finn with lots of hard work, plenty of snow and cold temperatures but well worth it. They did lots of work with Finn in a sitting position getting him to push up on his hands and on his hands and knees, he really built up his stomach and back muscles and although its slow its progress which is amazing to see at last. Since we have been home he has got the confidence to roll and crawl around everywhere and we find him in the most bizarre places usually hiding under tables or chairs which he finds hilarious.

Our goal remains to build Finn up for the SDR operation and Claire continues to do home physio several hours a day and we are scheduled to return to Toronto for three more 5 week sessions with the Health in Motion clinic under the Physio Nathan’s watchful eye. Our next trip to Toronto is April 15th - Michael is taking the first 2 weeks and Claire will do the remaining 3 weeks.

On the good news side, we have grown a lot closer to our Canadian cousins who have been fantastically supportive – Aine and Steve with kids Ella and Roan who we impose upon for putting a roof over our heads but also Terry and Mark with their 2 kids Aidan and Emma and I think Finn improves as much from interacting with the kids as he does from the training sessions.


The video shows Finn thanking everyone for their very generous donations (which we are very humbled by) and also shows his fun personality which is great, if not a bit cheeky. He is particularly proud of being able to sit alone and raise his hands from the ground. I am playing psychological warfare with Finn as I ask the question – What can you do and he has to respond – “Anything”!! We have found that even doing the video is good as he is interested in seeing himself on the “Puter” and this helps with keeping his head high and back straight. You can see me briefly at the end of the video clip – I think Finn is a mini-Mick but you decide!

We are very grateful for all your help up to date and ideas for further fund raising, most of which seem to involve me doing lots of exercise but I welcome them all and will post updates on events coming up this summer.

Hello everyone and a HUGE thank you to every single person who has got involved.

Finn and Claire are coming to the end of the latest 5 week stint in Canada with the Health in M0tion clinic and we thought we show his progress for January.
The photo shows Finn sitting independently and more importantly, weight bearing on his hands while trying not to fall over - Brilliant
The more Finn gains control over his Core/Central line the better he can control his head movements.
All the best and thanks again,
Mick

Everyone - you have been too generous too soon - I believe I have reached an upper limit on our paypal that I have to raise - they are closed until Sunday so please bear with me while I sort this out. Thanks again :-)